A doubt in Sample Code of c#.net

Hi all,
         I have seen in many codes which is similar to this but  couldn't what it is and why it is used .Will anyone help me to get an idea on this code . 

      

 [DllImport("user32", EntryPoint = "SendMessage")]
        public static extern int SendMessage(int hWnd, uint Msg, int wParam, int lParam);

        [DllImport("avicap32.dll", EntryPoint = "capCreateCaptureWindowA")]
        public static extern int capCreateCaptureWindowA(string lpszWindowName, int dwStyle, int X, int Y, int nWidth, int nHeight, int hwndParent, int nID);

        [DllImport("user32", EntryPoint = "OpenClipboard")]
        public static extern int OpenClipboard(int hWnd);

        [DllImport("user32", EntryPoint = "EmptyClipboard")]
        public static extern int EmptyClipboard();

        [DllImport("user32", EntryPoint = "CloseClipboard")]
        public static extern int CloseClipboard();